diff --git a/src/Terminal.ts b/src/Terminal.ts
index 63315008..8a837337 100644
--- a/src/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/Terminal.ts
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ export class Terminal extends EventEmitter implements ITerminal, IDisposable, II
         if (this._theme) {
           this.renderer.setTheme(this._theme);
         }
+        this.mouseHelper = new MouseHelper(this.renderer);
         break;
       case 'scrollback':
         this.buffers.resize(this.cols, this.rows);